Consultant, Urban Lab, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi
Let’s play with mud
Using earth to develop modern, sustainable buildings
Pilgrims' distress
Better infrastructure planning and upgrade needed for mega events like Kumbh to avert stampedes
A maha mess
From heavy traffic to insufficient water supply and extreme pollution, the Kumbh mela suffers from serious mismanagement
A hole in the ground
Urinals and toilets built for pilgrims have little to do with sanitation
Pitcher of disquiet
It’s not just glory, Kumbh also deluges holy city with filth
Simply creative
General principles of architecture are imaginatively applied to create a green building in Gurgaon
What’s good insulation?
Many architects use imported, expensive and environmentally inappropriate material